Protecting American Streaming and Innovation Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8025 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8025 To provide for an investigation of Canadian digital trade practices, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2026 Mr. Smucker (for himself, Mr. Steube, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Moran, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Miller of West Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for an investigation of Canadian digital trade practices, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Streaming and Innovation Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Digital trade is a critical engine of the United States economy, allowing American companies to deliver innovative audiovisual and audio products and services globally, creating high-paying jobs in the United States and exporting American culture and values. (2) The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which entered into force on July 1, 2020, includes a robust digital trade chapter intended to prevent discriminatory barriers and ensure a level playing field for North American digital service providers. (3) Canada's law, the Online Streaming Act, empowers Canadian regulators to apply ``contribution'' and ``discoverability'' obligations to audio and audio-visual content, resulting in a revenue-based tax that targets American companies. (4) Canada has chosen to exempt domestic streaming companies from these obligations, while applying strict obligations to U.S.-based companies. The contribution obligations currently require U.S. companies to pay man